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Shakima

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Pronounced shuh-KEE-muh /ʃəˈkiː.mə/Medium

Meaning: Shakima is a coined American name built on the fashionable Sha- prefix, close in sound to Shakira, an Arabic name meaning 'grateful, thankful'. It belongs to the inventive Black American naming style of the nineteen-seventies and eighties.Low

In 30 seconds: Shakima is a coined Sha- name close to Shakira ('grateful') (said 'shuh-KEE-muh').

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Origin LowAfrican American, Arabic

MeaningShakima is a coined American name built on the fashionable Sha- prefix, close in sound to Shakira, an Arabic name meaning 'grateful, thankful'. It belongs to the inventive Black American naming style of the nineteen-seventies and eighties.

U.S. rank (2004)#18336 ↘ Falling

2004 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1986

Total births (all-time)≈ 627

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shakima is a coined name from the wave of Sha- creations popular in Black American communities in the nineteen-seventies and eighties. Its sound leans on Shakira, the Arabic 'grateful', without being a direct variant.

It stayed a genuine rarity, peaking in the mid-nineteen-eighties and fading by the early two-thousands. It reads clearly as a name of that inventive era.

Did you know? Shakima sits a step away from Shakira, an Arabic name meaning 'grateful' — a familiar echo inside an invented American name.

Overall data confidence 38%

References — Shakima — Sha- coinage; echo of Shakira 'grateful'

Variations

ShakemaShaquima

Nicknames

KimaShay

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Shakira— the Arabic 'grateful' name Shakima echoes

Shanika— a like Sha- coinage of the era

Tamika— shares the -ika/-ima ending and rhythm

Shakia— a sister Sha- invented name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shakima mean?

Shakima is a coined name in the Sha- family, close in sound to Shakira ('grateful').

How do you pronounce Shakima?

It's said shuh-KEE-muh /ʃəˈkiː.mə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shakima a boy or girl name?

Shakima is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shakima?

Shakima is rare in the U.S., seen most in the mid-nineteen-eighties.